Friday, July 27, 2012

Who did HBO sign for a game-winning Hail Mary radio commercial to promote its line-up of shows back in 2000? Its this Hall of Famer from Paul Turner Productions, where legendary programs like the Sopranos, Sex and The City and Arliss were “audibled” at the line of scrimmage by field general (and General Manager) Corey Dissin for this football-themed spot. Talent #1 Lance H ran his voice “between the tackles” to tell the exciting story.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Our next Propulsion Media Labs former intern spotlight is on
Jake Tompkins.Jake interned with
us in Spring 2009.

Jake describes his time at Propulsion as “challenging and
rewarding.”Jake and his fellow
interns helped Propulsion drum up new business during a struggling
economy.He has fond memories of
sneaking outside to play ball on sunny spring days with other staff
members.Jake had lots of hands-on
experience shooting spots on location.Of the skills he acquired while interning here, Jake says “The skills I
learned at this office were invaluable and are skills I rely on every day in my
career.”

Today Jake is the Lead Marketing Manager at the Wellness
Learning Center in Atlanta, GA. He is responsible for deploying Shopify
e-commerce storefronts for the sale of TWLC's various medical products,
management of the company's social media profiles, and Apple in-office IT. His
position is directly responsible for increasing and maintaining online sales
for the office.

Friday, July 20, 2012

This not-so-typical auto dealer spot was produced in the spring of 2006 for Victorville Motors in Southern California, in which a certain green and muscular “avenging” superhero was kind enough to make a cameo. (Actually, we just told Propulsion GM Corey Dissin that we forgot his lunch order and then we threw him in the booth to play the part of the quick-tempered Bruce).

Voice credits go to #4 Lisa L. as the customer, #2 Doug T. as the salesman, and #26 Bud Z as the announcer. Lesson learned? Don’t make Corey angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry.

Friday, July 13, 2012

With the NBA draft last month and pending blockbuster free-agent deals, we thought it was appropriate for our first Propulsion HOF inductee to pay homage to former #1 NBA draft pick Allen Iverson in this radio spot created back in 1996 shortly after he was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Featuring Paul Turner as the announcer along with clips from Sixers play-by-play commentators Marc Zumoff and Tom McGinnis. This spot was produced pre-Pro Tools with the clunky and crash-prone Roland DM-80 digital workstation and was assembled just a few weeks after we (then called Paul Turner Productions) opened our doors of the Malvern facility after moving from Bala Cynwyd.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Before Facebook. . . Before Twitter. . . Before the internet
was the internet as we now know it. . . Propulsion Media Labs was producing
radio spots. And good ones, at that. We wish we could have shared them with as
many of you back then as we can now, but that would have involved a room full
of FedEx supplies and a few thousand cassette tapes. And back then you would
have had to fax us your “Like”.

Now that media is a little more “social”, we’re digging in
our archives and dusting off some of Propulsion’s golden oldies for induction
into the Propulsion Hall of Fame. Over the next several weeks, we will be
introducing you to some of the most note-worthy radio spots we’ve ever
produced. You’ll hear spots for very well known brands, spots that feature
A-list celebrities, and spots that we just think are pretty freakin cool. Heck,
we’ll even dip into some stuff from the Paul Turner Productions era.

His fondest memory was creating graphics for a water park
spot.Those graphics made the
final cut and were aired on TV.He
says that was the first time anything he had personally worked on made it on TV
and that gave him a feeling that has stayed with him even til this day!

Jonathan is the Videographer/Director of Photography at
AmericanMuscle.com.He is
responsible for shooting all video content for their website and social media oulets.This includes product reviews, social
videos, and event coverage.

“I started out as an editor and soon realized I wanted to be
in the action so I started doing work as a shooter. Since then I've had the
opportunity to work on some pretty radical stuff like a cannonball run style
car rally, shooting aerial footage out of helicopters and shooting from boats.
Having done all this has helped me become confident in my ability to shoot
under pretty much any condition.” – Jonathan
Boulton